Best PlacesMooresburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mooresburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mooresburg ranks 3,316th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mooresburg
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mooresburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mooresburg ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Mooresburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mooresburg
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mooresburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,085, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mooresburg's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mooresburg
Mooresburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mooresburg.
Who works in Mooresburg, and how
Work in Mooresburg centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Mooresburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mooresburg.
What the weather is like in Mooresburg, month by month
Mooresburg sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mooresburg
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mooresburg
Schools across Mooresburg average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Priestley SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Danville Area MsA− · 54% proficient
- Shikellamy MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Area ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- Shikellamy HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mooresburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mooresburg measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mooresburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mooresburg
Is Mooresburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mooresburg ranks 3,316th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, short commutes, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mooresburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,989. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $87,085 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Mooresburg safe?
Yes, Mooresburg is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
Compare Mooresburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mooresburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mooresburg represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mooresburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mooresburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mooresburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mooresburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mooresburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mooresburg detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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